ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.

§§ 200–224.7 · 54 sections

§ 200 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arnold-Kennick Juvenile Court Law.”
§ 201 The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be…
§ 202 (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the protection and safety of the public and each minor under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and to…
§ 202.5 The duties of the probation officer, as described in this chapter with respect to minors alleged or adjudged to be described by Section 300, whether or not…
§ 203 An order adjudging a minor to be a ward of the juvenile court shall not be deemed a conviction of a crime for any purpose, nor shall a proceeding in the…
§ 204 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except provisions of law governing the retention and storage of data, a family law court and a court hearing a…
§ 204.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a minor may be disclosed to the public if the minor is 14 years of age or older and found by the…
§ 205 All commitments to institutions or for placement in family homes under this chapter shall be, so far as practicable, either to institutions or for placement in…
§ 206 Persons taken into custody and persons alleged to be within the description of Section 300, or persons adjudged to be such and made dependent children of the…
§ 207 (a) A minor shall not be detained in any jail, lockup, juvenile hall, or other secure facility if the minor is taken into custody solely upon the ground that…
§ 207.1 (a) A court, judge, referee, peace officer, or employee of a detention facility shall not knowingly detain any minor in a jail or lockup, unless otherwise…
§ 207.2 A minor who is held in temporary custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 207.1 may be…
§ 207.5 Every person who misrepresents or falsely identifies himself or herself either verbally or by presenting any fraudulent written instrument to any probation…
§ 208 (a) When any person under 18 years of age is detained in or sentenced to an adult facility, including a jail or other facility established for the purpose of…
§ 208.1 (a) A county or city youth residential placement or detention center shall provide persons in their custody with accessible, functional voice communication…
§ 208.3 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Juvenile facility” includes any of the following: (A) A juvenile hall, as described in…
§ 208.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any person whose case originated in juvenile court shall remain, if the person is held in secure detention, in a county…
§ 208.55 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Juvenile” means a person who meets any of the following criteria: (A) A person under 18…
§ 209 (a) (1) The judge of the juvenile court of a county, or, if there is more than one judge, any of the judges of the juvenile court shall, at least annually,…
§ 210 The Board of Corrections shall adopt minimum standards for the operation and maintenance of juvenile halls for the confinement of minors.
§ 210.1 The Board of Corrections shall develop guidelines for the operation and maintenance of nonsecure placement facilities for persons alleged or found to be…
§ 210.2 (a) The Board of Corrections shall adopt regulations establishing standards for law enforcement facilities which contain lockups for adults and which are used…
§ 210.5 The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best public interest to encourage innovations in staffing ratios, maximization of housing unit size, and…
§ 210.6 (a) (1) Mechanical restraints, including, but not limited to, handcuffs, chains, irons, straitjackets or cloth or leather restraints, or other similar items,…
§ 211 (a) A person under the age of 14 years shall not be committed to a state prison or be transferred thereto from any other institution. (b) Notwithstanding any…
§ 212 There shall be no fee for filing a petition under this chapter nor shall any fees be charged by any public officer for his services in filing or serving papers…
§ 212.5 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, a document in a juvenile court matter may be filed and served electronically, as prescribed by Section 1010.6 of the Code…
§ 213 Any willful disobedience or interference with any lawful order of the juvenile court or of a judge or referee thereof constitutes a contempt of court.
§ 213.3 A person under 18 years of age shall not be detained in a secure facility, as defined in Section 206, solely upon the ground that he or she is in willful…
§ 213.5 (a) After a petition has been filed pursuant to Section 311 to declare a child a dependent child of the juvenile court, and until the time that the petition is…
§ 213.6 (a) If a person named in a temporary restraining order or emergency protective order issued under this part is personally served with the order and notice of…
§ 213.7 (a) The court shall order that any party enjoined pursuant to Section 213.5, 304, 362.4, or 726.5 be prohibited from taking any action to obtain the address or…
§ 214 In each instance in which a provision of this chapter authorizes the execution by any person of a written promise to appear or to have any other person appear…
§ 215 As used in this chapter, unless otherwise specifically provided, the term “probation officer” or “social worker” shall include the juvenile probation officer…
§ 216 This chapter shall not apply: (a) To any person who violates any law of this state defining a crime, and is at the time of such violation under the age of 18…
§ 217 (a) The board of supervisors of any county or the governing body of any city may by ordinance provide that any personal property with a value of not more than…
§ 218 In any case in which, pursuant to this chapter, the court appoints counsel to represent any person who desires but is unable to employ counsel, counsel shall…
§ 218.5 All counsel performing duties under this chapter, including, but not limited to, county counsel, court appointed counsel, or volunteer counsel, shall…
§ 219 The board of supervisors of a county may provide a ward of the juvenile court engaged in rehabilitative work without pay, under an assignment by order of the…
§ 219.5 (a) No ward of the juvenile court or Department of Youth and Community Restoration, shall perform any function that provides access to personal information of…
§ 220 (a) A condition or restriction shall not be imposed upon the obtaining of an abortion by an individual detained in any local juvenile facility, pursuant to…
§ 221 (a) A person confined in a state or local juvenile facility shall, without needing to request, be allowed to continue to use materials necessary for personal…
§ 222 (a) A female in the custody of a local juvenile facility shall have the right to summon and receive the services of a physician and surgeon of her choice in…
§ 223 (a) (1) The parents or guardians of any minor in the custody of the state or the county, if they can reasonably be located, shall be notified within 24 hours…
§ 223.1 (a) (1) At least one individual who is a parent, guardian, or designated emergency contact of a person in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Facilities,…
§ 223.2 (a) The unpaid outstanding balance of any county-assessed or court-ordered costs imposed before January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 207.2, 903, or 903.1,…
§ 224 (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Federally recognized tribes are sovereign nations with inherent rights to self-governance. Federally…
§ 224.1 (a) As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Indian” means any person who is a member or…
§ 224.2 (a) The court, county welfare department, and the probation department have an affirmative and continuing duty to inquire whether a child for whom a petition…
§ 224.3 (a) If the court, a social worker, or probation officer knows or has reason to know, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 224.2, that an Indian child is…
§ 224.4 The Indian child’s tribe and Indian custodian, as defined in Section 224.1, have the right to intervene at any point in an Indian child custody proceeding.
§ 224.5 In an Indian child custody proceeding, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 224.1, the court shall give full faith and credit to the public acts, records,…
§ 224.6 (a) When testimony of a “qualified expert witness” is required in an Indian child custody proceeding, a “qualified expert witness” shall be qualified to…
§ 224.7 The State Department of Social Services may establish and administer programs designed to facilitate tribal participation in Indian child custody proceedings,…